Jin Sha (Chinese: 金莎; pinyin: Jīn Shā; born 14 March 1981),[1] better known as Kym, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was born in Shanghai and can speak Mandarin, Shanghainese and English.
Kym (Jin Sha) | |
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 Jin Sha in 2007 | |
| Born | 金莎 Jin Sha 14 March 1981 Shanghai, China |
| Occupation(s) | Singer actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Cream 莎莎 |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Labels | Ocean Butterflies |
| Website | blog kym.youou.com My Space – Jin Sha |
Career
editKym's career started with a role in the drama Sky (十八岁的天空) in 2003. In the same year, she appeared in A-do's MV. In 2004, she signed with Ocean Butterflies and released her debut album, Air.[2] She has three duets with JJ Lin who was under the same label. She recently appeared as a judge on a singing competition in which the winner would get to collaborate with JJ Lin.
In 2005 the actress started her music career signing under the label Ocean Butterflies in which she would release her debut album entitled "Air", which sold over 200.000 copies in Mainland China. The most popular hit of the album was the song "The summer that wind took away" in which she counted with the collaboration of JJ Lin.
Due to her rising popularity, the actress and performer released a second album that was also well received by the Chinese audience, a great popularity that would soon spread to Taiwan, where her music label released a compilation of her best known songs till that moment. This compilation would be followed, two months later, by the release of her third studio album in the mainland.
In 2008, Jin Sha starred the dramas "The tears of happiness" and "Little romance in the big city" that were both filmed in Xiamen and aired by Xiamen Media Group. She would also sing the opening and image themes for those successful dramas.
In 2009 the actress participated as the leading character in the acclaimed TV series "The Myth" that was directed by Jackie Chan and aired by China Central Television, the national Chinese broadcaster. After the series, Jin Sha released an extended play and started preparing her following studio album, in which she would participate, for the first time, as lyricist and composer.[citation needed] This album would come out one year later with the title of "Legends", that would turn into her very last release under Ocean Butterflies.
From 2011 on, Jin Sha went on developing her music and performing career and she signed with the label TH Entertainment where she would release her following music releases.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Date of release | Title (Chinese) | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 April 23 | 空气 | Air |
| 2006 May 28 | 不可思议 | Unbelievable |
| 2007 March 9 | 不可思议金选 | Best of Kym |
| 2007 May 30 | 换季 | New Season |
| 2010 October 27 | 星月神話 | Legends |
| 2012 February 2 | 他不愛我 | He Doesn't Love Me |
EP's
edit| Date of release | Tltle (Chinese) | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 February 9 | 這種愛 | This love |
| 2012 July 30 | 等你說愛我 | I'll wait for you to say that you love me |
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Crossed Lines | Mi Hong | |
| 2010 | Here Comes Fortune | ||
| 2011 | Big Big Man | ||
| 2013 | Lemon | ||
| Walking Youth | |||
| 2019 | Concubine's Man |
TV series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sky | Lan Feilin | |
| Pink Ladies | guest star | ||
| 2008 | Tears of Happiness | He Tongyao | |
| Small romance in the big city | |||
| 2009 | The Myth | Lü Su | |
| 2010 | Detective Tanglang | ||
| 2012 | King's wife | ||
| 2018 | Back to the Ming Dynasty | ||
| 2020 | Sisters Who Make Waves | cast member |
References
edit- ^ "金莎父亲暴露其真实年龄，39岁而不是36，和约会男生年龄疑差距大".[unreliable source?]
- ^ "金莎 | 个人档案". Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ Kym at douban.com
- ^ Kym at chinesemov.com